Rack.



No. 676,703. Patented lune l8, IQOL M. SHAUGHNESSY.

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(Application filed Feb. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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MICHAEL SI-IAUGHNESSY, OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO.

RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,703, dated June 18,190 1. Application filed February 14, 1901. Serial No. 47,323. (Nomodel.)

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIcHAnL SHAUGHNESSY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leadville, in the county of Lake and State of 0010- rado,have invented a new and useful Rack, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in racks for holding hats,wraps, and other articles; and the aim of the invention is to provide anexceedinglydnexpensive device that can be readily applied to the rearface of a seat-for instance, a cl1urch-pewand so arranged that it willform a convenient holder for wraps, books, and the like for the personssitting in the next pew in rear.

A further objecct of the invention is to so construct a device of thischaracter that it may be readily folded within the plane of the rearedges of the pew ends, so that it will not interfere with the entranceor exit of the persons using the same.

To the accomplishment of these objects the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings is preferred; but this construction is of courseopen to slight change and modification within the scope of the appendedclaims. The construction and operation thereof are also fully describedin the following specification.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of a pew or seat,showing the improved device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlargedvertical sectional View through a portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation, portions, however, being shown in section. Fig. 4c is aperspective View of one of the supporting-plates Fig. 5 is a similarview of the supporting-plate usually employed in connection with thatshown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one end of arack, showinga slightly-modified form of supporting-plate.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

In order to fully illustrate the application of the invention, awell-known form of churchpew is shown, having a back 10, supported asuitable distance from the floor by the end standards 11, the rear faceof said back being inset a suitable distance from the rear edges of saidstandards. Pivotally mounted within this inset rear portion of the pewisv It is furthermore provided contiguous to its lower edges with apivotopening 16 and about midway between the upper and lower ends withan arcuate slot 17, that is disposed concentrically to the pivot-opening16. A pair of these supporting-plates are employed, and one is providedon its outer face and above the pivot-opening 16 with a bowed spring 18,one end of which is secured to the plate, the other end being free, butresting against the same.

The rack 12 consists of a plurality of spaced parallel rods 19,connected at their opposite ends by transverse bars 20, and certain ofthese bars (the two lowest in the present construction) extend throughthe connectingbars 20 and project from the outer face of the same. Theseform, respectively, pivotpins 21 and stop-pins 22. In assembling thedevice the pivot-pins are arranged in the pivot-openings 16 of thesupporting-plates and the stop-pins are likewise disposed in the slots17. The device is then secured to the projecting rear flanges of theends of the pew formed by the inset back, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of the device will be obvious. When it is desired to usethe rack, it is swung down to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 oruntil the stop-pins 22 abut against the other ends of the slots. Areceptacle will thus be formed of the back of the pew and the rack, andwraps, books, and the like may be placed therein. WVhen not in use, therack is swung up against the back 10, and during this movement the endbar 20 passes over the bowed spring 18, compressing it, after which itwill reassume its original position behind the bar,and thus hold therack in its closed po sition. At the same time it will permit the rackbeing readily opened when desired.

Should the ends of the seat be of metal and not suitable for receivingfastening-screws or should it be desirable to have the rack shorter thanthe length of the pew, the supporting-plate illustratedin Fig. 6 isemployed. This plate is constructed in the same manner as thosedescribed above, with the exception that instead of the openings 14 forfasteners its inner edge is provided with perforated.

- thermore, the supporting-plates carry all the mechanism for holdingthe rack in either its operative or inoperative position, so that anexceedingly-simple article of manufacture is provided,which may bereadily applied by an unskilled person.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an article of the class described, the combination with spacedsupporting elements each comprising a plate having a pivot-opening and astop-shoulder, of a rack consisting of a plurality of spacedconnecting-rods, one of said rods having portions arranged in thepivot-openings of the plate and forming pivots, and another rod havingportions that coact with the stop-shoulders to limit the swingingmovement of the rack.

2. In an article of the class described, the combination with asupporting element having a lower pivot-opening and a slot disposedabove the pivot-opening, of a rack comprising a plurality of spaced rodsconnected at their. ends, certain of said rods being prolonged to form apivot and a stop-pin which respectively engage in the pivot-opening andslot of the supporting element.

3. In an article of the class described, the combination with asupporting element having a slot, of a rack pivotally connected to thesupporting element and having a stop-pin located in the slot, and ayielding holding device mounted upon the supporting element in the pathof movement of the rack, and arranged to be projected behind said rackwhen the latter is moved to its inner position.

4. In an article of the class described, the combination with asupporting element having a slot, of a rack pivotally connected to thesupporting element below the slot and having a stop-pin therein, a bowedspring mounted upon the supporting element in the path of movement ofthe rack and arranged to engage behind the rack when the latter is movedto its inner position. 1

5. In an article of the class described, the combination with a pair ofsupporting elements, each comprisinga plate havinga lower pivot-openingand a slot disposed above the same, of a rack comprising a plurality ofspaced rods connected at their opposite ends, certain of said rods beingprolonged to form pivots and stop-pins which respectively engage in thepivot-openings and slots of the supporting elements.

6. In an article of the class described, the combination with a pair ofsupporting elements, each comprising a plate having a lowerpivot-opening and a slot disposed above and concentric to thepivot-opening, of a rack comprising a plurality of spaced rods connectedat their ends, certain of said rods being prolonged to form pivots andstop-pins which respectively engage in the pivot-openings and slots ofthe supporting elements, and a bowed spring mounted on one of the platesin the path of movement of the rack and arranged to engage behind therack when the latter is moved to its inner position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ownI have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL SHAUGHNESSY.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM H. NASH, H. (J. ROSE.

